Sommarlek

"An intimate love story—frank, fresh, and delightful in its telling!"

Oct 26 1954 Not Rated 1h 36m
Drama, Romance

A jaded prima ballerina reminisces about her first love affair after she is unexpectedly sent her lover's old diary.

Plot

While waiting for the night rehearsal of the ballet Swan Lake, the lonely twenty-eight year-old ballerina Marie receives a diary through the mail. She travels by ferry to an island nearby Stockholm, where she recalls her first love Henrik. Thirteen years ago, while traveling to spend her summer vacation with her aunt Elisabeth and her uncle Erland, Marie meets Henrik in the ferry and sooner they fall in love for each other. They spend summer vacation together when a tragedy separates them and Marie builds a wall affecting her sentimental life.

Written by

Ingmar Bergman, Herbert Grevenius

Directed by

Ingmar Bergman

Production Countries

Sweden

Production Companies

SF Studios

Languages

svenska

Awards

2 nominations

Scores
# of Votes
6,923
Average Rating
7.5 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA